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Added 5 October 2026

corticiform

adjective

Latin root: cortex Wiktionary

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Resembling, or having the form of, bark, rind, or a cortex.
the corticiform layer of a thallus

Origin

From Latin cortex, corticis (“bark”) + -form. Compare French corticiforme.

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